SYNOPSIS
With just two weeks until Christmas, everything in Clove Lore should be perfect. But the latest holidaymaker to the Borrow a Bookshop is feeling far from festive...
Icelandic ex-bookseller Magnús Sturluson might be surrounded by love stories in the Bookshop, but he's nursing a sadness that not even fiction can fix.
When Alexandra Robinson finds herself stranded in Clove Lore, she finds a safe place to hide from heartbreak. After all, all that's waiting for her at home is a cheater boyfriend and the memories of her parents. As Alex finds herself embraced by the quirky village community, she finds her tough exterior thawing - and as she grows closer to Magnús, she finds an equally soft heart under his gruff shell.
It seems that Clove Lore is working it's magic once again - until a great flood on Christmas Eve brings devastation in its wake. It's up to Magnús and Alex to batten down the hatches and help bring the village back together again, while also introducing the locals to the Icelandic tradition of the jólabókaflóð - Yule book flood - where families and friends gather on Christmas Eve to exchange books and read together.
But can Magnús and Alex truly rescue the ruins of the village, and salvage their Christmas spirit? Or is there another complication lurking even closer than they thought?
Title: Christmas at the Borrow a Bookshop
Author: Kiley Dunbar
Series: Borrow a Bookshop #2
Publisher: Hera Books
Publication date: September 1, 2022
Kiley Dunbar writes heart-warming, escapist, romantic fiction set in beautiful places, with One Winter's Night being shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel Award 2021.
Kiley's five novels include: The Borrow a Bookshop Holiday (May 2021), One Winter's Night (September 2020), Summer at the Highland Coral Beach (2020), Christmas at Frozen Falls (2019) and One Summer's Night (2019).
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REVIEW
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Borrow a Bookshop series has one of the most enchanting premises I’ve ever read, and one I’m sure all of us bookworms would gladly live if it was for real. Who would not like to run a bookshop for a fortnight, in a fairy tale location and surrounded by a group of quirky and lovable neighbors? I sure do!
Although second in the series it can be perfectly read as a stand-alone as the Borrow a Bookshop is receiving a new holidaymaker all the way from Iceland this time. Magnús is an ex-bookseller nursing the failure of his bookshop back home. Alex is a young woman who finds herself stranded in Clove Lore after fleeing her hometown because of a heartbreak. The Christmas spirit will bring them together to mend their hearts, but a sudden flood on Christmas Eve will threaten their happy ever after.
It’s never too early to start reading Christmas stories, especially when they’re as uplifting as this one. It was a complete delight, not only because of the premise and setting but for all the new things the new characters brought to the series. Magnús and his Icelandic traditions brought a really charming flavor to the whole story. The Jólabókaflóo tradition is one should be exported everywhere! (they all get new books on Christmas Eve and spend the night reading).
The sense of community in the small village of Clove Lore was stronger than ever in the face of adversity. The support they gave to each other will make your heart warm and showed that working together we can overcome anything.
It was great to meet back some of the characters from The Borrow A Bookshop Holiday and see how life was treating them. Some of their stories dealt with issues as grief and learning to love again after the loss of your partner, and those added a more mature layer to the story.
This was a romance, yes, but also was a story about community and tradition that will put you right in the Christmas mood.
The Borrow a Bookshop will be receiving new tenants next spring and I just can’t wait to meet them!
Thanks to Hera Books for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review and to Rachel’s Random Resources for my spot on the blog tour.
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